Visible lines
Paul Cezanne. Auvers, panoramic view. 1873-75. Art Institute of Chicago My favorite art movement is impressionism and Paul Cezanne is often associated with it. While I did enjoy the exhibits,…[...]
Oasis
Today my oasis was Lake Michigan. For thirty minutes, all I did was absorb the colors of the water and sky. Cerulean, charcoal, slate, gunmetal. In the midst of conference,…[...]
Values
It is an interesting coincidence that in therapy we are just started to work on values. Without going into the necessity of therapy, the values study is a piece of…[...]
Badass life
I realized on my first train home today, that it's time to acknowledge that I have a pretty badass life. A few examples: I regularly get on a train home…[...]
It’s not as simple as “Stop Whining”
I think I have gotten away from writing lately because all I seem to be doing is either whining, or listing out my day. Even as I write this, I…[...]
Death part 2
We are in the intermission. The death has happened. It was not drawn out or painful. I watched and comforted as the waves of emotion passed through us, first in…[...]
Death part 1
I don't write about death often enough. There is an eminent death coming in the family, which is why I think of it today. The event that started it was…[...]
Big Magic
I received Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic when it came out last Tuesday. I had read it through by Thursday. The book was an easy read, similar in style to Eat, Pray, Love…[...]
Beautiful words
I have a secret wish to write beautiful words. I felt it rise up in my consciousness on my walk with the puppy last night. The walk was an impusive…[...]
Day in review July 29, 2015
We are finally into the heat of summer. I am sitting on my final train grateful that it is air conditioned. Biking to work has been easy simply because I…[...]